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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Piri Reis map provide?

2. How many degrees are allocated on the elliptic for each constellation?

3. What did Hancock's researcher do in Chapter 50?

4. How large is the base of the Great Pyramid?

5. To what superhuman are Viracocha and Quetzalcoatl compared?

Short Essay Questions

1. Was Jane Sellers correct about the key astronomical numbers playing minor roles in the Osiris myths?

2. Is Hancock correct in his assertion that what he discovered that has already happened, can happen again?

3. What is eccentricity?

4. Why was Bauval's discovery that Orion's three belt stars are not in a straight line significant?

5. What did the ancient Egyptians mean when they believed the Sphinx guarded the "Splendid Place at the Beginning of All Time"?

6. In Chapter 36, which explanation for the pyramids with empty coffins is the most plausible?

7. As theorized in Chapter 28, do ancient myth contains a veiled method for expressing the technical terms for advanced astronomy?

8. In Chapter 38, how did the Egyptians manage to drill through granite without the necessary tools?

9. In Chapter 39, why do you think the Egyptians didn't cut the limestone into smaller pieces to make it easier to move?

10. Why did Hancock mention his researcher's resignation in Chapter 50?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Hancock think seemingly primitive peoples like the Nazcans managed to develop an understanding of astronomy, as evidenced by the spider drawing that parallels the Orion constellation?

Essay Topic 2

Is this book more about the Earth itself or the civilizations who have populated it? Is there a relationship between the two, or are they separate issues that the author explored in his quest to solve mysteries?

Essay Topic 3

Why is the Giza necropolis in Chapter 49 referred to as "a machine that stimulates questions"? How did the author test this theory?

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